SÉAN MCCANN
SHANTYMAN / ORDER OF CANADA /
RECOVERY ADVOCATE / MUSICAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER /
AUTHOR / GREAT BIG SEA FOUNDER
AUTHOR
SHANTYMAN
ORDER OF CANADA
RECOVERY ADVOCATE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
GREAT BIG SEA FOUNDER
AUTHOR SHANTYMAN ORDER OF CANADA RECOVERY ADVOCATE KEYNOTE SPEAKER GREAT BIG SEA FOUNDER
About
SÉAN MCCANN is a founder of the iconic Canadian band GREAT BIG SEA and a recipient of the ORDER OF CANADA for his MENTAL HEALTH + RECOVERY advocacy. Sober since 2009, SÉAN has spent the last ten years touring the country as a musical keynote speaker and acclaimed solo concert performer singing and sharing his story with everyone willing to listen and singalong.
THE GREAT BIG CANADIAN ROAD TRIP
ONE MAN. ONE GUITAR. ONE COUNTRY.
I am getting really tired of all the very unnecessary woe and worry winding its way up from the south so I am setting out on a journey—not just across Canada, but into the heart of what it means to be human.
In a time when the world feels fractured, uncertain, and heavy, this drive is about something bigger than music.
It’s about showing up for each other, one day and one song at a time.
This is not a tour of stadiums or grand stages. It’s a celebration of small towns, and real
Canadian connection, because in the end, that’s what we are: a choir, not a solo.
I will drive by myself, but I know that I won’t be alone.
My songs will be a bridge between strangers, a reminder that no matter how hard the road gets, we are never truly walking it alone.
So, mile by mile and song by song—this is my GREAT BIG CANADIAN ROAD TRIP 🇨🇦!
A journey not just of distance, but of BELONGING to a country STRONG and FREE
MAY
21st sudbury ON
TRINITY UNITED LIVELY (500km) https://sidedoor.link/l/aCsCe2tKp1QoDYZxfdyT
22ND SAULT ST. MARIE ON
WILLOW GROVE UNITED (300km) https://sidedoor.link/l/IooWp0btHeMTUdVebgqD
23RD THUNDER BAY ON
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN (700km) https://sidedoor.link/l/TKPKJMcTxzb5Hyschh4q
24TH FORT FRANCES ON
KNOX UNITED (350km) https://sidedoor.link/l/koDUvo1Un4hUHvjNuXmU
25TH KENORA ON
KNOX UNITED (215km) https://sidedoor.link/l/SXXU3XvdVVtE9QgbAgg6
28TH WINNIPEG MB
BORD-AIRE COMMUNITY CENTRE (200km) https://sidedoor.link/l/jTqz5kM45MYt276MucYe
29TH REGINA SK
HARMONY UNITED (600km)
A BENEFIT IN SUPPORT OF CARMICHAEL OUTREACH
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sean-mccann-tickets-1281181411089?aff=oddtdtcreator
30TH SWIFT CURRENT SK
A BENEFIT IN SUPPORT OF THE LYRIC THEATRE (250 km)
https://lyrictheatre.ca/event/sean-mccann-presents-the-great-big-canadian-road-trip-tour/
31ST MEDICINE HAT AB
MEDICINE HAT PUBLIC LIBRARY (225km) email: mhploffice@shortgrass.ca
JUNE
1ST CALGARY AB
PARKDALE UNITED (300km) https://sidedoor.link/l/gq3dkWipSgMjX5FLPzeh
4TH SALMON ARM BC
SONG SPARROW HALL (500km) https://songsparrowhall.tickit.ca/events/28654
5TH PENTICTON BC
THE DREAM CAFE (175km) https://www.simpletix.com/e/sean-mccann-tickets-210364
6TH CHILLIWACK BC
RYDER LAKE HALL (325km) https://sidedoor.link/l/bdd7klnOfuhxpuOxOPD1
7TH PARKSVILLE BC
KNOX UNITED (250km) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/knox-presentssean-mccann-the-great-big-canadian-road-trip-tickets-1297889585689?aff=oddtdtcreator
8TH VICTORIA BC
HERMANNS JAZZ (150km) https://hermannsjazz.com//show/734664/view
12TH KAMLOOPS BC
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN (450km) https://sidedoor.link/l/9SahmW2eFmZpJhLApQOB
13TH JASPER AB
HISTORIC JASPER BAPTIST CHURCH (425km)
A BENEFIT IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF THE JASPER FIRE
14TH EDMONTON AB
GRACE UNITED (325km) https://sidedoor.link/l/AqHyEsMgiXJj650uoPtE
15TH NORTH BATTLEFORD SK
THIRD AVE UNITED (400km) https://sidedoor.link/l/B4lIMDPN4MvZj86fAsUF
16TH ROSTHERN SK
TRINITY LUTHERAN (175km) https://sidedoor.link/l/cGpqGnKkWTzaVyrunGf3
17TH YORKTON SK
ST. ANDREWS UNITED (375km) https://sidedoor.link/l/JKAI2E8dZFAtsVn9TpmT
18TH NEEPAWA MB
ARTS FORWARD (270km) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sean-mccanns-great-big-canadian-road-trip-tickets-1298095150539?aff=oddtdtcreator
20TH HEARST ON
U HEARST AMPHITHEATRE (1400km) https://sidedoor.link/l/2QewozuCKCFvGIlwCMO0
21ST TIMMINS ON
MACINTYRE AUDITORIUM (265km) https://sidedoor.link/l/EAyS37NPxveSw4YAV9el
22ND NORTH BAY ON
ST. ANDREWS UNITED (365km) https://sidedoor.link/l/BFqq2HMmpARgv0iqlgrN
DRIVE HOME (365km) TOTAL = 9,855km
PROUD (to be a Canadian)
SING + SHARE = Survive
MUSICAL
KEYNOTES
Séan believes that music is strong medicine and a song is never more powerful than when it is sung with a friend. SING + SHARE = SURVIVE is a 60 minute mental health themed musical KEYNOTE presentation that features 5-6 songs on guitar and bodhrán and focuses on how music can act as a powerful tool to help us maintain our mental resilience through difficult times in our lives.
“ To be in the audience for a Séan McCann performance is a gift to all listeners. Through story, music and the most intimate sharing, Séan opens his heart and connects with each person in a unique way. He allows for people to open up themselves and discover the purest forms of human potential: healing, loving, living and connecting as human beings, to our selves and one another. I can’t emphasize enough the power and influence of Séan on stage. He is a gift to all audiences. “
— Clara Hughes, Olympic Gold Medalist and Canadian Mental Health Champion
A memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Music, and LOVE
Co-written by singer-songwriter, renowned mental health advocate, and recent Order of Canada recipient Séan McCann and wife Andrea Aragon leaves no stone unturned. Detailing in powerful and lyrical prose a Newfoundland childhood indoctrinated in strict Catholic faith, the creation of the wildly successful Great Big Sea, and the battle with alcoholism that nearly cost them everything, McCann and Aragon offer readers a story of reaching international fame and finding rock bottom. Most of all, this book is an honest, raw, and inspiring tribute to embracing the belief that we are all worth saving.
Order your personalized autographed hardcover copy of the book right here:
Music + love = recovery
One Good reason
Join Séan as he faces off in conversation with his own “One Good Reason” ANDREA ARAGON for a very intimate presentation focused on the book they wrote TOGETHER about conquering ADDICTION and saving their marriage. This is an evening full of music, inspiration, tears, laughter & LOVE
We are not represented by any agency so please email andrea@seanmccannsings.com with your detailed CONCERT or KEYNOTE proposal
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BOOKINGS
We offer a mental health themed musical keynote performance that speaks to issues of abuse, trauma, addiction, and ultimately, recovery. We are not represented by any agency so if you have a good idea for a concert, interactive book reading, or musical keynote presentation, please email us directly: